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Controller for switched reluctance motor

US5532567A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 28, 1995
Grant dateJul 2, 1996
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Expiry dateMar 28, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH02P25/0925
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Suppression of a peak noise level as may be caused by a resonance when an SR motor is driven is intended. An offset is intentionally provided between a position for a maximum drive efficiency where the energization is to be switched and a position where the energization is actually switched. Such offsets s1, s2, s3, . . . are generated in terms of random numbers, producing a fluctuation in the frequency of the oscillations which result. The fluctuation in the frequency is effective to prevent the occurrence of a resonance. In order to avoid a resulting reduction in the drive efficiency, the magnitude of such offsets are limited to lie within a permissible shift angle, which is in turn determined in terms of the prevailing torque and number of revolutions, by reference to a map.

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